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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
"Silence. That was the response at Cafe Society the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but his song wasn't either of those things,. It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever. Discover how two outsiders- Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants- combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way fro the civil rights movement."-- inside book cover. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of how Billie Holiday and songwriter Abel Meeropol combined their talents to create "Strange Fruit," the iconic protest song that brought attention to lynching and racism in America. |
| Audience |
870 Lexile. |
| Subject |
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 -- Juvenile literature.
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Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit -- Juvenile literature.
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Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. (OCoLC)fst00011114
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Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
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Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit.
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Strange fruit (Allan, Lewis) (OCoLC)fst01393388
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Lynching -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Lynching. (OCoLC)fst01004334
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Lynching -- History.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Riley-Webb, Charlotte, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Golio, Gary. Strange fruit Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2017] 9781512428377 (DLC) 2016020046 |
| ISBN |
9781467751230 (lb) (alkaline paper) |
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1467751235 (lb) (alkaline paper) |
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